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Because they were losing all their battles in Virginia, and it would have looked like a desperate measure.
Because they were losing all their battles in Virginia, and it would have looked like a desperate measure.
Because they were losing all their battles in Virginia, and it would have looked like a desperate measure.
Because they were losing all their battles in Virginia, and it would have looked like a desperate measure.
On July 12, 1862, President Lincoln decided that he would confidentially inform Secretaries Seward and Welles of his decision to issue an emancipation proclamation. His plans were to present a draft of his document to a special session of the cabinet on July 22nd. Both men were his most trusted cabinet members and they treated Lincoln's draft as being strictly confidential.
Because they were losing all their battles in Virginia, and it would have looked like a desperate measure.
Because they were losing all their battles in Virginia, and it would have looked like a desperate measure.
Because they were losing all their battles in Virginia, and it would have looked like a desperate measure.
Because they were losing all their battles in Virginia, and it would have looked like a desperate measure.
Because they were losing all their battles in Virginia, and it would have looked like a desperate measure.
Because they were losing all their battles in Virginia, and it would have looked like a desperate measure.
Because they were losing all their battles in Virginia, and it would have looked like a desperate measure.
Because they were losing all their battles in Virginia, and it would have looked like a desperate measure.
Because they were losing all their battles in Virginia, and it would have looked like a desperate measure.
Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation sometime in June of 1862. He read a draft of the Proclamation in July of 1862, to his cabinet members.
Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation sometime in June of 1862. He read a draft of the Proclamation in July of 1862, to his cabinet members.
On July 12, 1862, President Lincoln decided that he would confidentially inform Secretaries Seward and Welles of his decision to issue an emancipation proclamation. His plans were to present a draft of his document to a special session of the cabinet on July 22nd. Both men were his most trusted cabinet members and they treated Lincoln's draft as being strictly confidential.